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For ambitious settings, an Ofsted grade just isn't enough. In a bid for external recognition, some are spending several years and thousands of pounds on awards. Annette Rawstrone finds out why.
Room leaders are the first rung on the management ladder, yet little training for them exists. But two nursery groups have recently launched in-house courses, one of which results in a team-leading...
A strategy for consulting frankly with staff on improving a setting is outlined by Shona Carmichael How happy are your staff? What do they really feel about their jobs, the quality of provision, the...
One of the best ways to ensure staff feel comfortable outside is to get the right resources and clothes – for them as well as the children. By Gabriella Jozwiak
How sight and hearing work, their effects on children’s development, and spotting problems. By Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson
The nursery group Imagine Co-operative Childcare is changing its name to The Co-operative Childcare to reinforce its commitment to the co-operative movement and its ethics and values.
The children we care for were incredibly inspired by the Hickory Dickory Dock poster in a recent issue of Nursery World (3 August), so much so that they made their own clock! It could not have been...
The ability of young children to learn to control their behaviour before they start school could be the key to preventing violence in later life, according to a new study.
By Sally-Ann Wallington, proprietor and director of the Children's Nursery in Barnoldswick, Lancashire I am certain I am not the only childcare provider of my generation who has thought at times that...
It is standard practice to praise children for their achievements. But can too much be counterproductive? Penny Tassoni offers advice.